It’s the 60th anniversary in 2023 of one of the most memorable teams in the history of the Dodgers. In 1963, the club’s sixth season in Los Angeles and second year at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers won 99 games and swept the hated Yankees in the World Series.
All year long, we will look back at the season week by week, including celebrating special moments along the way.
Tommy Davis won his second straight batting title, and Sandy Koufax threw his second career no-hitter, en route to winning his first Cy Young Award as well as National League MVP.
Here’s a link to every story looking back at the 1963 Dodgers team:
- April 1: Dodgers sold franchise icon Duke Snider to the Mets
- Dodgers rewind: Nate Oliver, opening day rookie second baseman
- Week 1: Strong starts for Don Drysdale and Tommy Davis
- Week 2: Frank Howard hits .500 and starts wearing glasses; Sandy Koufax whiffs 14
- Week 3: Sandy Koufax hurts his shoulder and a home run outburst at Dodger Stadium
- Week 4: The Walt Alston bus incident
- Week 5: Sandy Koufax pitches no-hitter No. 2
- Week 6: Maury Willis moves to third base
- Week 7: Tommy Davis hurts the ball, Don Drysdale shines on the mound
- Week 8: Maury Wills out with a toe injury, a game in Milwaukee suspended by soupy fog
- Week 9: Dodgers streak into first place
- Week 10: Nick Willhite pitches shutout in MLB debut
- Week 11: Koufax wins twice, Jim Gilliam thrives in the clutch
- Week 12: Tommy Davis is an All-Star starter, Drysdale vs. Spahn is a mound classic
- Week 13: Red-hot pitching spurs Dodgers into first place at the All-Star break
- All-Star Game: Tommy Davis and Don Drysdale shine in Cleveland
- Week 14: Koufax sets a Dodgers scoreless-inning record
- Week 15: Nine games in three cities in seven days
- Week 16: A losing streak
- Week 17: Johnny Podres takes no-hitter into ninth inning in Houston
- Week 18: Two complete-game wins for Drysdale
- Week 19: Tommy Davis wears glasses, Dick Calmus provides relief
- Week 20: Two close calls for Sandy Koufax
- Week 21: Sandy Koufax wins 20 games for the first time
- Week 22: Jim Gilliam powers up, hello Roy Gleason
- Week 23: Sandy Koufax breaks his own NL strikeout record
- Week 24: Besting the arch rival Cardinals to all but clinch the pennant
- Week 25: Winning the National League pennant
- World Series Game 1: Sandy Koufax strikes out 15 at Yankee Stadium
- World Series Game 2: Johnny Podres comes through at Yankee Stadium again
- World Series Game 3: Don Drysdale shutout in first Fall Classic game at Dodger Stadium
- World Series Game 4: Sandy Koufax finishes off the sweep
- Award season: Sandy Koufax wins both Cy Young and National League MVP
- Farewell, Frank Howard